Gaudensi Allar
{{Short description|French architect}}
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Gaudensi Allar (February 17, 1841 – August 22, 1904) was a French architect.
Early life
Gaudensi Allar was born on February 17, 1841. His brother was sculptor André-Joseph Allar (1845-1926). In 1854, he served aboard a ship in the Crimean War.Laurent Noet, Vie et œuvre du sculpteur André Allar, 1845-1926: catalogue raisonné, Mare & Martin, 2008, p. 68 [https://books.google.com/books?id=wXZJAQAAIAAJ&q=%22Gaudensi+Allar%22]
Career
His first architectural work was the Ecole Rouvière, a primary school located at 83 Boulevard Redon in Marseille; his brother sculpted the facade.Laurent Noet, Vie et œuvre du sculpteur André Allar, 1845-1926: catalogue raisonné, Mare & Martin, 2008, p. 28 [https://books.google.com/books?id=wXZJAQAAIAAJ&q=%22Gaudensi+Allar%22]
In 1889, he was commissioned by Nicolas Chave, son of André Chave (1799-1868), to design a private residence on the corner of the Boulevard Chave and the Place Jean Jaurès in Marseille; his brother was asked to sculpt a bust of André Chave on the corner as well.Pierre Guiral, Félix Reynaud, Les Marseillais dans l'histoire, Privat, 1988, p. 83 [https://books.google.com/books?id=cvghAQAAIAAJ&q=%22nicolas+chave%22+marseille]
In 1893–1894, he restored the Église Dormition de la Mère de Dieu, a Greek Orthodox church located at 23 Rue de la Grande Armée in the 1st arrondissement of Marseille.Corinne Bonnet, Cabanel P, Michel Bruneau, Dominique Jarrassé, Sarah Mekdjian, Dieux-valises, Presses Universitaire du Mirail, 2008, p. 109 [https://books.google.com/books?id=ayXd3jBF7ZMC&dq=%22Gaudensi+Allar%22&pg=PA109]
He also designed a building located at 15 rue Honnorat in Marseille, known as the Foyer social Honnorat or the Fondation Massabo-Zafiropulo.{{Base Mérimée|IA13000802}}
Personal life
He died on August 22, 1904.
Legacy
His bust, sculpted by his brother, is displayed in the Art Museum of Toulon in Toulon.
Biography
- Gaudensi Allar, Quelques elements d'hygiene appliques a l'habitation moderne (Samat & Company, 1903).[https://books.google.com/books?id=4gwDGwAACAAJ&q=%22Gaudensi+Allar%22 Google Books]
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Category:19th-century French architects
Category:Architects from Marseille
Category:French military personnel of the Crimean War
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